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Luke 7:36-50
\\ 36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He *entered* the Pharisee’s house and *reclined* at the table.
37 And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
\\ *1*
v Context starts in 7:1
v 7:11 word has gotten around
Ø Crowd followed.
9, 11,12, 24
Ø Centurion’s slave healed 3
v Scene is easy to miss 12-17
v Cured many
v People
Ø had gone to see John in the wilderness
Ø saying “God has visited his people” 16
Ø acknowledged God’s justice 29
v Religious Leaders
Ø but the Pharisee’s reject it 30
Ø Jesus answers publicly their criticism
Ø But could it be true that he is a prophet?
v Likely - Check him out 36-50 at Simon’s house
Ø Answers the question about being a prophet – not the way Simon would have expected
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v Jesus received sinners (tax collectors and the like)
v She is known to be a sinner
v Sinners like her could receive forgiveness
*3*
v That meant the grace of God was available to her – despite not being able to compensate
v He had set her free
v Jesus taught in the community about God’s love of sinners
v She heard it and believed it
v Desired to show her gratitude
v Someone told her, “He’s at Simon’s”
\\ v Religious leaders
Ø Started as a movement several hundred years prior to Jesus – attempt to bring Israel back into holiness
v HOW TO TREAT A GUEST \\ Enter a house.
Certain expectations.
Ø Hey John
Ø Would you like to come in?
Ø May I take your coat?
Ø Would you like to sit down?
Ø May I offer you something to drink?
Ø To eliminate the entire list would be very rude.
v What is missing?
Polite greetings: Jesus points this out 44-47
v Jesus Reclined: took the elder’s position.
Stunning.
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v Repentance at that time: turn to God, desist.
v Contrition of heart, confession, compensation.
v Trap set by the world for a prostitute – you can’t compensate.
\\ 38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.”
40 And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.”
\\ v Perfume likely is a tool of her trade
v Not hoping to receive forgiveness – responding to forgiveness she already has
v Woman sees Simon’s rejection of him
v This beautiful person who set her free is being humiliated
v Weeps for him – for his public humiliation
v Hair down,
v Touched him: with her hair!
Ø Pious woman – hair up – even at home
Ø A new bride lets her hair down on the wedding night
Ø No one could miss the overtones
Ø She is pledging loyalty to Jesus
v Her total focus is on Jesus
v Simon’s agenda (Pharisees also?)
v Expects Jesus to avoid sinners – like her.
But if Jesus is going to avoid sinners then he will have to avoid Simon as well
v Offended.
Will return later with a bigger stick.
v Acknowledges Jesus as a scholar
Ø required special courtesies
v not insults
\\ v Acts are not random
v Not entirely premeditated
v She can’t ask for water to bath his feet because they just want to humiliate him
v To wash his hands and anoint his head would be sexually improper.
But to clean his feet – not so
v Jesus is expected to be embarrassed – touching in public
\\ 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 “When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both.
So which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”
And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
\\ v Creditor assumed to be God
v Sins: acts a pious person should not commit
v Debts: responsibilities left unfulfilled – used in the Lord’s prayer
v Wants to focus on her sins
v Two types of sinners
Ø Law keepers often condemn law breakers as sinners
Ø Law breakers often condemn law keepers as hypocrites
v Freely forgave both
v Simon rude – Jesus doesn’t ignore the insult
v Simon’s fault acknowledged
v Jesus takes a symbol of God and subtly points it at himself – defines himself
\\ 44 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman?
I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45 “You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.
46 “You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.
\\ v As a guest he criticizes the host’s hospitality – it’s unthinkable
v Jesus defends her – unthinkable!
By attacking the host!
v Defends the woman – endorses her willingness to be hurt – costly and unexpected love
v Shifts the hostility from her to him
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